Melissa Dawn McLenon, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Cardiothoracic Transplant Surgery University of Maryland Medical Center 22 South Green St. Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 599-5420 (mobile) EDUCATION Institution Degree Year University of Texas Houston Doctorate of Nursing Practice 2012 Health Science Center School of Nursing University of Maryland, Baltimore Masters of Science in Nursing 2003 School of Nursing Baltimore, MD University of Kentucky Bachelor of Science in Nursing 1992 School of Nursing Lexington, KY LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION Year
Maryland Board of Nursing Registered Nurse Advanced Practice Nurse/Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner Acute Care Texas Board of Nursing Registered Nurse Advanced Practice Nurse/ Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 2013-current 2005-current Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 2004 American Nurses Credentialing Center Recertified 2014 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Institution Role Year University of Maryland Medical Center CRNP-Acute Care 2013-present Baltimore, MD Cardiothoracic Transplant Surgery University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center ACNP 2010-2013 Critical Care Memorial Hermann Hospital ACNP 2009-2010 CV-ICU Interventional Cardiology Associates ACNP 2006-2009 Cardiology The Methodist Hospital ACNP 2005-2006 CV-ICU Washington Hospital Center ACNP 2004-2005 Washington, D.C. CV-ICU Johns Hopkins Hospital RN 2000-2004 Baltimore, MD Carteret Surgical Center RN 2000-2000 Morehead City, NC New Hanover Regional Medical Center RN 1998-2000 Wilmington, NC Craven Regional Medical Center RN 1998-1998 New Bern, NC Hermann Memorial Hospital RN 1996-1998
University of Texas Medical Branch RN 1996-1998 Galveston, TX Springhill Memorial Hospital RN 1993-1995 Mobile, AL Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital RN 1992-1993 Cape May Courthouse, NJ HONORS AND AWARDS Year Roy Huffington Scholarship ($1000.00) 2009 University of Texas Health Science Center Oncology Nurses Society Scholarship ($500) 2010 Texas Chapter American Thoracic Society Travel Award ($500) 2012 San Francisco, CA Faculty Award of Excellence 2012 UT Health School of Nursing Alan Fields Award ($1000) 2012 Society of Critical Care Medicine, Texas Chapter American Thoracic Society Travel Award ($500) 2015 Denver, CO PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Organization Role Year International Society of Critical Care Medicine, Texas Chapter Board of Directors 2012 to 2014 Society of Critical Care Medicine Member 2004 to present American College of Chest Physicians Member 2006 to present Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2010 to 2014 American Thoracic Society Member 2011 to present International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Member 2016 to present Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Member 2016 to present
National American Association of Critical Care Nurses Member 1992 to present American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Member 2004 to 2008 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member 2004 to 2005 North American Thrombosis Forum Member 2011 to present Local Society of Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore Member 2013 to present Houston Area Nurse Practitioner Member 2008 to 2013 Galveston Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses Member 2008 to 2013 PUBLICATIONS Peer Reviewed McLenon, M., Bittle,G., Jones, K., Menaker, J., Pham, S., Iacono, A., Sachdeva, A., & Rajagopal, K. (2016). Extracorporeal lung support as a bridge to airway stenting and radiotherapy for airwayobstructing pancoast tumor. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 102, e7 9. McLenon, M. (2012). Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly,35(2), 173-182. McLenon, M. (2004). Use of a specialized transport team for intrahospital transport of critically ill patients. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 23(5), 225-229. Abstracts McLenon, M., & Nates, J. (2010). Thromboprophylaxis in the critically ill: Underutilization despite a 50% absolute risk reduction in venous thromboembolism (VTE). Critical Care Medicine 38(12, supp), #851. McLenon, M., & Nates, J. (2011). Delayed thrombolytic therapy in acute pulmonary embolism (PE) in cancer patients: A case report and review of the literature. Supportive Care in Cancer 19(2, supp), S353, #837. McLenon, M., & Nates, J. (2011). Thromboprophylaxis in critically ill cancer patients: Where is the evidence? A systematic review. Supportive Care in Cancer 19(2, supp), S352-S353, #836. McLenon, M., & Nates, J. (2012). Primary aortoesophageal fistula in the setting of esophageal cancer: A successful case and a review of the literature. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 185, A4604. McLenon, M., DeVillalobos, D.,& Nates, J. (2012). Aortoesophageal fistula: Two endovascular case studies and a review of the literature. Critical Care Medicine 40(12, supp) #1236.
McLenon, M., & Botz, G. (2012). Reducing blood draws in critically ill patients. Critical Care Medicine 40(12, supp) #712. McLenon, M., et al. (2015). Usage of Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Airway Stenting and Radiotherapy in a Patient with Locally Invasive Superior Sulcus Tumor. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine McLenon, M., et al. (2016) Transition to central ECMO cannulation to optimize BMI as a bridge to lung transplantation. Critical Care Medicine (pending) McLenon, M. et al. (2016) Mechanical circulatory support for cardiogenic shock in setting of acute right ventricular failure. Critical Care Medicine (pending) Poster Presentations McLenon, M. Thromboprophylaxis in the critically ill: Underutilization despite a 50% absolute risk reduction in venous thromboembolism. Society of Critical Care Medicine, San Diego, CA. March 2010. McLenon, M. Delayed thrombolytic therapy in acute pulmonary embolism (PE) in cancer patients: A case report and review of the literature. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, Athens, Greece, June, 2011. McLenon, M. Thromboprophylaxis in critically ill cancer patients: Where is the evidence? A systematic review. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, Athens, Greece, June, 2011. McLenon, M. Primary aortoesophageal fistula in the setting of esophageal cancer: A successful case and a review of the literature. American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, CA. May, 2012. McLenon, M. Reducing the frequency of blood draws in critically ill patients. University of Texas System Clinical Safety and Effectiveness, San Antonio, TX, October, 2012. McLenon, M. Reducing the frequency of blood draws in critically ill patients. Institute for Healthcare Improvement National Quality Forum, Orlando, FL, December, 2012. McLenon, M. Aortoesophageal fistula: Two endovascular case studies and a review of the literature. Society of Critical Care Medicine, San Juan, PR. January 2013. McLenon, M. Reducing blood draws in critically ill patients. Society of Critical Care Medicine, San Juan, PR. January 2013. McLenon, M., et al. (2015). Usage of Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Airway Stenting and Radiotherapy in a Patient with Locally Invasive Superior Sulcus Tumor. American Thoracic Society, Denver CO. March 2015.
Oral Presentations McLenon, M. Quality indicators in the ICU. International Symposium of Emergency and Critical Care, Santiago, Chile, May 2013. McLenon, M. Intrahospital transport of the critically ill patient. International Symposium of Emergency and Critical Care, Santiago, Chile, May 2013. McLenon, M. Communication in the ICU: Silence Kills. International Symposium of Emergency and Critical Care, Santiago, Chile, May 2013. McLenon, M. Nursing Implementation of the 2012 sepsis guidelines. International Symposium of Emergency and Critical Care, Santiago, Chile, May 2013. McLenon, M. Management of sepsis. International Symposium of Emergency and Critical Care, Santiago, Chile, May 2013. McLenon, M. Reducing the frequency of blood draws in critically ill patients. University of Texas System Clinical Safety and Effectiveness, San Antonio, TX, October, 2012. McLenon, M. Assessment of the Critically Ill Cancer Patient. 1 st International Symposium of the Critical Oncology Patient, Ecuador, South America, August, 2012. McLenon, M. Handoff Communication and Patient Safety. 1 st International Symposium of the Critical Oncology Patient, Ecuador, South America, August, 2012. McLenon, M. Intrahospital Transport of the Critically Ill Patient. 1 st International Symposium of the Critical Oncology Patient, Ecuador, South America, August, 2012. McLenon, M. Monitoring and Management of the Septic Patient. 1 st International Symposium of the Critical Oncology Patient, Ecuador, South America, August, 2012. McLenon, M. Quality Indicators in the ICU. 1 st International Symposium of the Critical Oncology Patient, Ecuador, South America, August, 2012. McLenon, M. Reducing the frequency of blood draws in critically ill patients: A Quality Improvement Initiative. APN Grand Rounds. University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. September, 2014. McLenon, M. Post Heart and Lung Transplant Complications. Cardiac Surgery Nurse Fellowship, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. March 2015. McLenon, M. Post Heart and Lung Transplant Complications. Cardiac Surgery Nurse Fellowship, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. July, 2015.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Committees Year Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Program 2012 VTE Steering Committee 2012-2013 Emergency Center/ICU Work Group 2012-2013 ICU Clinical Effectiveness Committee 2010-2013 ICU Clinical Operations Committee 2011-2013 Critical Care Operations University of Maryland Medical Center 2013 to present APN Novice Work Group University of Maryland Medical Center 2015 to present COMMUNITY SERVICE Organization American Red Cross St. Baldrick s Foundation Living Legacy Foundation University of Maryland Heart and Lung Transplant Support Group Year 2004 to present 2012 to present 2014 to present 2015 to present